Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | High | 1,790 | 115.37 | 2,065 | 19 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,652 | 118.34 | 1,955 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,397 | 101.24 | 1,414 | 71 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,202 | 88.89 | 1,068 | 25 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,066 | 65.34 | 697 | 19 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,509 | 129.96 | 1,961 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,228 | 115.00 | 1,412 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,040 | 99.00 | 1,030 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,336 | 151.77 | 2,028 | 82 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,227 | 141.51 | 1,736 | 31 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,073 | 130.30 | 1,398 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,404 | 152.19 | 2,137 | 113 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,327 | 141.97 | 1,884 | 32 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,083 | 132.59 | 1,436 | 6thin |
Every lot
18 lots · USDA AMS · Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IANothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,083 | 132.59/cwt | 120.00–138.50 | 1,436 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,327 | 141.97/cwt | 132.00–146.00 | 1,884 | 32 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,404 | 152.19/cwt | 147.00–155.25 | 2,137 | 113 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,073 | 130.30/cwt | 127.00–134.00 | 1,398 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,227 | 141.51/cwt | 132.00–147.00 | 1,736 | 31 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,336 | 151.77/cwt | 148.00–155.00 | 2,028 | 82 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,668 | 110.68/cwt | 100.00–116.00 | 1,846 | 12 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,998 | 123.40/cwt | 118.00–128.00 | 2,466 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 824 | 42.84/cwt | 35.00–53.00 | 353 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,131 | 71.34/cwt | 60.00–78.00 | 807 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,172 | 95.90/cwt | 90.00–105.00 | 1,124 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,222 | 84.22/cwt | 80.00–87.00 | 1,029 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,394 | 107.32/cwt | 100.00–113.00 | 1,496 | 35 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,399 | 95.33/cwt | 88.00–100.00 | 1,334 | 36 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,652 | 118.34/cwt | 114.00–131.00 | 1,955 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,040 | 99.00/cwt | 99.00–99.00 | 1,030 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,228 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,412 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,509 | 129.96/cwt | 126.00–137.00 | 1,961 | 6 |
This sale against other markets
Iowa weighted averagesOne sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.